Research Article

Preservative Potential of Biobased Oils on the Physiochemical Quality of Orange Fruits during Storage

Table 2

Effect of variety and oil type on total soluble solid and titratable acidity during storage.

VarietyOil typeTotal soluble solids (%)Titratable acidity (%)
01020300102030 (days)

V1Orange5.34b5.37cd7.47c6.32bc2.35a2.16ab2.00ab1.70ab
Eucalyptus5.92abc5.94c8.05bc6.89bc1.77ab1.30c1.15bc0.85c
Orange+eucalyptus6.75ab6.78b8.88b7.72b1.80ab1.92b1.77b1.57b
Control6.48ab6.49bc8.60b7.44b1.78ab1.21c1.05bc0.76cd

V2Orange6.09abc6.76b8.87b7.71b2.35a1.67bc1.51bc1.31c
Eucalyptus4.68b3.87de5.97d4.82d2.35a1.28c1.12bc0.83c
Orange+eucalyptus5.24b4.58d6.68cd5.52cd2.35a2.84a2.68a2.33a
Control4.28c3.79de5.89d4.73d2.35a1.47bc1.31bc1.02c

V3Orange5.84abc7.04b9.15b7.99ab1.90ab0.97cd0.82c0.64d
Eucalyptus7.62a7.64ab9.75ab8.59ab1.90ab1.99ab1.83b1.54bc
Orange+eucalyptus7.65a8.22a10.32a9.16a1.90ab1.16c1.00bc0.71cd
Control4.72b4.49d6.59cd5.43cd1.90ab0.55d0.39cd0.28de

F-LSD (0.05)NS1.671.901.89NS1.021.030.91

NS: no significant difference; V1: Valencia; V2: Ibadan sweet; V3: Washington. Means in each column followed by the same letter are not significantly different () according to the ANOVA and F-LSD test.